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The legendary gold-and-salt city at the edge of the Sahara that sent scholars to Mecca

Sheet 6 out of 12. This is the lower portion of the sheet and shows the Western Sahara. The Atlas Mountains are at the top and the River Niger at the bottom. Mansa Musa is shown sitting on a throne an
Sheet 6 out of 12. This is the lower portion of the sheet and shows the Western Sahara. The Atlas Mountains are at the top and the River Niger at the bottom. Mansa Musa is shown sitting on a throne… © attributed to Abraham Cresques, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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